Nikhil R. Kalathil

Manufacturing Strategy & Policy | Supply-Chain & Technology Policy | Economic Development & Dynamism

Consulting Services

Technology Strategy

  • Technology trajectory forecasting
  • R&D portfolio optimization
  • Innovation ecosystem analysis
  • Value-Chain identification & SWOT analysis

Manufacturing Policy

  • Supply chain resilience
  • Industrial Mobilization & Activation
  • Regional capability assessment

Economic Development

  • Regional ecosystem analysis
  • Science & Technology infrastructure
  • Policy impact assessment

Past Clients

Newlab

Helped design and prototype an automated regional ecosystem assessment tool. Implemented the tool and provided additional research to evaluate the viability of expanding into a specific region and potential bottlenecks to address.

Center for Regional and Economic Competitiveness (CREC)

Developed a framework for identifying regional supply chain opportunities in critical technologies to enable states to understand how to position themselves to benefit from federal investments in re-industrialization and critical technologies (such as semiconductors)

NYC Manufacturing and Innovation Industrial Council

Analyzed survey results about New York City's industrial sector and developed a report outlining key trends, opportunities, and weaknesses to consider

SRI International

Led efforts to analyze regional economic systems and develop new metrics for assessing grant program impacts on innovation and economic growth. Helped develop and write Nevada and Las Vegas' economic development strategies. Conducted studies of supply chains and developed a Global Semiconductor Facility Common Operating Picture for the Department of Defense. Applied machine learning to develop technology forecasts of solar energy performance for the Department of Energy